Biografia

Notes on Insects, 1692 & 1695 by Charles duBois

Jessop, L. (Ed.) · 1989 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

British Museum (Natural History) 165, Facsimile of manuscript. . PB. Vg.. <i>Bulletin British Museum (Natural History) Historical Series</i>. 17(1). This is a facsimile and transcription of Charles duBois' (1656-1740) fascinating diary of entomological notes, observations and...

Natural Selection and Beyond: The Intellectual Legacy of Alfred Russel Wallace

Smith, C.H.; Beccaloni, G. (Eds) · 2010 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Oxford University Press Oxford 482, col + b/w photos, line drawings. . HB. Fine copy in d/w. As new.. Collection of essays which consider in depth aspects of the life and work of the co-discoverer of natural selection. Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) was one of the late nine...

The Naming of Names: The Search for Order in the World of Plants

Pavord, A. · 2005 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Bloomsbury London 471, 158 col + b/w plates. 255x195mm. HB. Vg in d/w (d/w slight fading to edges).. . [9780747579526]

The New Naturalists (New Naturalist 82)

Marren, Peter · 1996 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Harper Collins London 304, 16 col plates, over 100 b/w photos + drawings. . HB. Fine in fine d/w (not faded or price-clipped). Signed by author.. Reprint of 1st edition, first published 1995. A history of the New Naturalist series.. [9780002199988]

Mr. Marshal's Flower Album: from The Royal Library at Windsor Castle

Fisher, James · 1985 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

Gollancz London 128, col plates + b/w illus. . HB. Fine in d/w. In protective sleeve.. Introduction and commentary by J. Fisher. Preface by J. Roberts.. [9780575035362]

European Flower Painters

Mitchell, P. · 1973 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Adam & Charles Black London 272, col frontis, col plates,b/w photos. 285x230mm. HB. Cloth, without d/w. Remains of label to endpaper. Vg.. . [9780713613810]

Treasures of the British Library

Barker, N. (Ed.) · 1988 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

British Library London 272, col + b/w illus. 295x230mm. HB. Vg in d/w.. . [9780712301558]

The Art of Illustration 1750-1900

Slythe, R.M. · 1970 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

The Library Association London 144, col frontis, b/w illus. 260205mm. HB. Vg in d/w.. Based on a Thesis accepted by The Library Association for Fellowship, 1966. [9780853650829]

Willoughby Gardner Library: A collection of early printed books on natural history

Kenyon, J.R. · 1982 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

National Museum of Wales Cardiff 54, b/w illus. A5. PB. Vg. From the library of Pamela Gilbert, former Entomology librarian (NHM, London) with her signature.. A catalogue of the Gardner Library held in the library of the National Museum of Wales.. [9780720002669]

A Guide to the Archives of the Royal Entomological Society

Pedersen, B. (Ed.); [Fenwick, S.] · 2001 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Ashgate Aldershot 219, 4 col + 16 b/w plates. 234x156mm. HB. Fine.. This catalogue is an invaluable guide to the records of the Royal Entomological Society from the time of its foundation in 1833. Introductory essays on the history of the society and the development of British...

Richard Owen Commemoration: Three Studies

Gruber, J.W.; Thackray, J.C. · 1992 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

NHM London [x], 181, b/w frontis, illus. . HB. Cloth. Slight fading to spine. Vg.. Published in the centenary year of Owen's death, this work contains two essays on Owen and his correspondents and a catalogue of his papers and letters held at the Natural History Museum, London...

The Illustration of Books

Bland, D. · 1962 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Faber & Faber London 200, 110 b/w illus. 8vo. HB. In d/w with some wear to corners and fading to spine. Vg.. 3rd edition (enlarged).

The British Museum Book of Flowers

Scott-James, A.; Desmond, R.; Wood, F. · 1989 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

British Museum Publications London 192, 148 col + b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w.. . [9780714117003]

The Great Explorers

Hanbury-Tenison, R. (Ed.) · 2010 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.50 (€12.59 | $13.87 | ¥2,215)

Thames and Hudson 304, 204 col + b/w illus. . HB. Fine in d/w.. In a series of penetrating biographies, 40 of the greatest explorers are described - from Christopher Columbus to Yuri Gagarin and Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Written by a team of distinguished travel writers, broadcas...

Capability Brown and Humphry Repton

Hyams, E. · 1971 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Dent London vii, 248, b/w illus. . HB. Vg in price-clipped d/w.. 1st edition. [9780460038096]

Nature into Art: A Treasury of Great Natural History Books

Buchanan, H. · 1979 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 220, col +b/w illus. 315x230mm. HB. Vg in d/w (some loss to d/w and fading to spine). Owner's name to endpaper (Pamela Gilbert - former Entomology Librarian, NHM, London).. . [9780297776741]

Early Naturalists and Natural History Societies of London, Ontario

Judd, W.W. · 1979 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Phelps Publishing Company viii, 215, 40 b/w figs. . HB. Vg in d/w. Owner's name to endpaper. Signed by author.. 1st edition..

The Eagle's Nest: Natural History and American Ideas, 1812-1842

Porter, C.M. · 1986 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

University of Alabama Press xii, 251, b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w. Owner's name to endpaper.. . [9780817302801]

Lewis Carroll: A Celebration Essays on the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

Guiliano, E. (Ed.) · 1982 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. New York viii, 216, c. 100 b/w drawing, cartoons, paintings and photographs. . HB. D/w slightly worn around the edges; spine a trifle faded. Top edge slightly spotted, otherwise vg.. 1st edition.. [9780517545577]

A Short History of the Libraries and List of Manuscripts and Original Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History)

Sawyer, F.C. · 1971 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

BM(NH) London 128, . . PB. Good, small mark to front wrapper.. Bull. B.M. (N.H.) Hist. 4(2): 77-204..